Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category field
when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I have a
word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook 2003,
using 100 or more category words].
Thank you
SR

Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
You can separate categories with a ; or a ,

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
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"sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category field
> when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I have
> a
> word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
> 2003,
> using 100 or more category words].
> Thank you
> SR

Thank you Robert
I have a customised standard toolbar and customised menu bar, but no ribbon
visible for contacts. I can't see how to turn it on, and I think I'd like to
stay with the toolbars I have.

Please could you suggest a way that I can follow your instructions with the
toolbars I have? If they are not normal for Outlook 2007 perhaps they came
with the .pst file I pasted in to my Windows 7 harddrive from XP/Outlook2003.

BTW: I have a ribbon on all new messages in outlook.
I have the ribbon turned off on Word.

Thanks again
SR

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
> Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
> Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
> You can separate categories with a ; or a ,
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category field
> > when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I have
> > a
> > word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
> > 2003,
> > using 100 or more category words].
> > Thank you
> > SR
>
> .
>

Whoops, I see what you mean. I need to OPEN the contact right up, not work
from my contacts in "phone list" view! Sorry I missed a step. Cheers

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
> Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
> Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
> You can separate categories with a ; or a ,
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category field
> > when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I have
> > a
> > word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
> > 2003,
> > using 100 or more category words].
> > Thank you
> > SR
>
> .
>

Robert, one question. I was used to filling a new contact folder in Outlook
2003, then in the folder/phone list view, I pasted the category in to the
whole column in one go. Can you see a way to do this in Outlook 2007? Thank
you SR

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
> Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
> Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
> You can separate categories with a ; or a ,
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category field
> > when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I have
> > a
> > word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
> > 2003,
> > using 100 or more category words].
> > Thank you
> > SR
>
> .
>

No, that method is gone.

I'm not sure if a category add-in will bring back a similar option which
will support your working method better.
Popular ones are;
http://addins.howto-outlook.com/vbof...ategorymanager
and
http://addins.howto-outlook.com/veranosoft_categorize

--
Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
http://www.howto-outlook.com/
Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

http://www.msoutlook.info/
Real World Questions, Real World Answers

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"sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:94D5E24D-80F0-42D4-9718-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Robert, one question. I was used to filling a new contact folder in
> Outlook
> 2003, then in the folder/phone list view, I pasted the category in to the
> whole column in one go. Can you see a way to do this in Outlook 2007?
> Thank
> you SR
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
>> Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
>> Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
>> You can separate categories with a ; or a ,
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category
>> > field
>> > when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I
>> > have
>> > a
>> > word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
>> > 2003,
>> > using 100 or more category words].
>> > Thank you
>> > SR
>>
>> .
>>

Thank you Roady! Will give these my best shot..

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> No, that method is gone.
>
> I'm not sure if a category add-in will bring back a similar option which
> will support your working method better.
> Popular ones are;
> http://addins.howto-outlook.com/vbof...ategorymanager
> and
> http://addins.howto-outlook.com/veranosoft_categorize
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>
> -----
>
> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:94D5E24D-80F0-42D4-9718-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Robert, one question. I was used to filling a new contact folder in
> > Outlook
> > 2003, then in the folder/phone list view, I pasted the category in to the
> > whole column in one go. Can you see a way to do this in Outlook 2007?
> > Thank
> > you SR
> >
> > "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> Open the Contact and from the Show group in the Ribbon select All Fields.
> >> Set Select from to: Frequently-used fields.
> >> Locate the Categories field and type your categories in the Value column.
> >> You can separate categories with a ; or a ,
> >>
> >> --
> >> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> >> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> >> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> >> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
> >>
> >> http://www.msoutlook.info/
> >> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
> >>
> >> -----
> >>
> >> "sramanon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:AB0EAA45-A2CC-4917-B0FA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Please help me to discover how I can type in words into the category
> >> > field
> >> > when creating new contact entries in 2007, instead of the colours. [I
> >> > have
> >> > a
> >> > word based category system used for about 2000 contacts from Outloook
> >> > 2003,
> >> > using 100 or more category words].
> >> > Thank you
> >> > SR
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> .
>